Sunday, 22 January 2012

Issue II of Exquisite Terror

Exquisite Terror is a brand-spanking-new and independently produced periodical; the intention of which is to take a more academic, analytical approach to the genre of horror. Issue 2 is now available to pre-order. Amongst the various delights waiting within its pages are Dalliances with the Dead, by an occultist; Upper-class dining with a difference; by popular demand, the analysis of both classic book and film; and, one of my own articles, an examination of the relationship between fairy tale and horror film.

This issue boasts beautiful illustrations by artist Paul Talbot. Check out more of his work here.

8 comments:

Hey Madelon! Great to hear from you. I'm not too bad, thanks. How are you?I'm sure the editor, Naila, would love to hear from you if you're interested in contributing something. You can reach her at the email address above. All the best! :)

Awesomes. What stuff are you listening to? You might want to check out some White Zombie, too. Loads of references to old horror flicks. I've no idea when he's touring again I'm afraid!! My cousin and I were supposed to go see him in Belfast last year, but he cancelled. :( I can't wait for Lords of Salem. It looks badass, as the kids would say.

Behind the Couch is a term used as a humorous metaphor to describe the actions that a state of fear may drive someone to: for example, a young child hiding 'behind the couch' when watching a scary film or TV show. Its use generally evokes a feeling of nostalgia: safe fear in a domestic setting.

In the case of this blog, it also denotes the reviewer hiding behind the couch in shame, due to the huge amount of trashy horror films he watches...

'The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown.'

H.P. Lovecraft

'Like one, that on a lonesome roadDoth walk in fear and dread,And having once turned round, walks on, And turns no more his head; Because he knows a frightful fiend Doth close behind him tread.'

Samuel Taylor Coleridge

'A shudder through the silence creptAnd death athwart the noonlight swept…Graves closed round my path of life,The beautiful had fled;Pale shadows wandered by my side,And whispered of the dead.'

Sarah Helen Whitman

'We make up horrors to help us cope with the real ones.'

Stephen King

'Human beings are the only living creatures endowed with a full awareness of their own mortality.'

Alex Lickerman, Buddhist Physician

'A house is never still in darkness to those who listen intently; there is a whispering in distant chambers, an unearthly hand presses the snib of the window, the latch rises. Ghosts were created when the first man awoke in the night.'